Pleasant Hill invites you to their ninth Valentine’s Dinner Theatre!
Pleasant Hill Christian Church is gearing up to present the dinner theatre, “Dead to the Last Drop”, for your Valentine’s entertainment. After eight consecutive years of entertaining outstanding crowds, the dinner theatre was forced to take a 2 year covid-induced hiatus. But 2023 marks its return! “Dead to the Last Drop” dinner theatre will be presented Friday, February 17th with a 6PM meal served and on Saturday, February 18th at an earlier 5PM serving time. Pleasant Hill staff member Darrin Daugherty sends an invitation to all: “The 2023 production promises to be another great time for all in attendance. Our director and cast have been working hard for several months to rehearse this production. It will have unique qualities that separate it from past productions, as Director Crissy Dowland works hard to pick a different theme each year”.
As the evening opens, everyone will enjoy a terrific meal. As the production unfolds, you’ll attempt to unravel the question, who committed the deed. “Dead To The Last Drop”, is set in “Café Caffeine” a combination coffeehouse & bookstore. While the café’s menu may be limited, the laughs will not be. Tilly is the main cook and waitress at Café Caffeine, but she lacks skills and knowledge to perform either of those jobs. The audience will love the remaining cast of characters as well, but will they be able to determine who is guilty? It may be more confusing than a game of Clue!
Although it’s rich with laughs, this mystery is the perfect treat for a Valentine’s production. Director Crissy Dowland shares, “For our 2023 production I located several strong scripts and ended up going with this unique coffeehouse bookstore themed production. Each year offers a different theme, and this one will be a treat as well. The comedy has laughs to which everyone can relate. Everyone can relate to the setting of a coffeehouse or bookstore, but hopefully no one is related to the crazy cast of characters that make up the personalities on stage! You’ll recognize some of the drinks at the coffeehouse, you might see a few book titles you recognize, but will you be able to identify the character who committed the murder? This production has an ending that the cast won’t even see coming… because it’s a surprise to all!”
This year’s production features a tight knit production between 6 cast members that share the stage. Pleasant Hill members from Montgomery and Macoupin Counties make up the great talent carrying out this a production. “Dead to the Last Drop” features Jay Fetter from Litchfield, Crissy Dowland and Heather Lohnes-Kanallakan from Carlinville, and Raymond residents Dee Neisler, Greg Neisler, and Melissa Satterlee round out this terrific cast.
As the production unfolds you will enjoy the characters, laugh at their antics, and attempt to unravel the mystery of “who dun it”? Everyone is invited to make reservations now for this hilarious comedy with a touch of mystery. Pleasant Hill is thrilled to offer this event once again for our communities. The doors open for seating 20 minutes prior to each production, a buffet begins the evening, and the drama production follows, and we do take intermission for dessert! Tickets for the Dinner Theatre begin at $60/couple and are cheaper by the table. Seating is strictly limited to reservations only. To make reservations for the dinner theatre tickets: print out the reservation page, complete & submit it following the directions on the page.
We look forward to hosting you!
